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  • Retinal Surgery
  • Public Health

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  • Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a serious condition requiring prompt surgical intervention.
  • Understanding risk factors for recurrence and fellow eye involvement is crucial for patient management and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify clinical and surgical risk factors for recurrent RRD in the operated eye.
  • To identify risk factors for developing RRD in the fellow eye.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective observational study including 794 adult patients undergoing RRD repair.
  • Data collected from two tertiary care centers over a six-year period.
  • Multivariate analyses used to determine significant predictors of recurrence and fellow eye RRD.

Main Results:

  • Recurrence of RRD occurred in 20.5% of patients; 5.2% developed RRD in the fellow eye.
  • Prolonged symptom duration, preoperative proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and worse initial visual acuity were associated with higher recurrence rates.
  • Pneumatic retinopexy (PnR) and extent of detachment predicted recurrence, while older age and male sex predicted fellow eye RRD.

Conclusions:

  • PnR and detachment extent are key predictors of RRD recurrence.
  • Older age and male sex are risk factors for fellow eye RRD.
  • Risk stratification and close postoperative monitoring, especially within 90 days and after one year, are recommended.